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{title: Another 45 miles} {artist: Golden Earring} {artist: Pat P. & France W.} {time: 4/4} {tempo: 90} {key: G} {meta: author Frans-Willem Post, 2026-05-06} {start_of_part: Intro} [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D] [Em] [Am] [G] [D] [Am] [G] [D] {end_of_part} {start_of_verse: Verse 1} [G]here [D]comes the [Em]night a [G]veil [D]over the [Em]light in the [Am]distance some [G]shadows of the [D]clouds in the sky I've [Am]got to get [G]home, to my [D]child, my wife {end_of_verse} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [G]here [D]comes the [Em]night I'm scared to [A]death, got to get me a [D]ride it [D7]looks like the [G]road is [Em]swallowing me up, gotta hurry [C]home don't [G]dare to look [D]back, [Em]Blueville's straight a[C]head {end_of_verse} {start_of_chorus: Chorus 1} a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [Em]go a[G]nother 45 [D]miles before I'm [Em]home I [Am]wish the [G]sunlight was [D]burning in my eyes In[Am]stead of [G]shades, black [D]faces of the skies a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [Em]go a[G]nother 45 [D]miles before I'm [Em]home I [Am]wish I could [G]pay the [D]sun to run [Am]Then I had some [G]more time, with my [D]wife, my son {end_of_chorus} {start_of_verse: Verse 3} [G]clouds [D]in the [Em]sky [G]gathering [D]for a [Em]fight [Am]chasing their [G]prey till it [D]can't go on [Am]I mend my [G]pace 'cos my [D]bride is waiting home {end_of_verse} {start_of_verse: Verse 2} [G]here [D]comes the [Em]night I'm scared to [A]death, got to get me a [D]ride it [D7]looks like the [G]road is [Em]swallowing me up, gotta hurry [C]home don't [G]dare to look [D]back, [Em]Blueville's straight a[C]head {end_of_verse} {chorus: Chorus 2} {start_of_part: End} [G]mmm [D]mmm [Em]mmm [G]mmm [D]mmm [Em]mmm [Am]mmm [G]mmm [D]mmm [Am]mmm [G]mmm [D]mmm a[G]nother 45 [D]miles to [G]go {end_of_part}